An interview series from The Software House

CTO vs Status Quo

CTOs can be champions of change at their organization. The question is “how”. Learn the rules other Technology Managers use from their trials and errors. That will improve your game.

Marek Gajda

CTO at The Software House

Project goals

To reveal how other CTOs secure Product, Engineering, and the Board’s support by making thoughtful decisions.

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"I'm a big proponent of not overworking your architecture at the beginning" "I'm a big proponent of not overworking your architecture at the beginning" Huss El-Sheikh of 9fin explains how a technical founder catches engineering talent Huss El-Sheikh of 9fin explains how a technical founder catches engineering talent “Don’t pass that stress to the team” — how Toqio’s IT avoids overcommitment “Don’t pass that stress to the team” — how Toqio’s IT avoids overcommitment “Employees aren’t just cogs in a machine” — Neil Mountford reviews his first months as a new VP of Engineering “Employees aren’t just cogs in a machine” — Neil Mountford reviews his first months as a new VP of Engineering “The role of managers is to connect the dots” “The role of managers is to connect the dots” "There’s hardly anything better than features informed by your customers' actual needs" "There’s hardly anything better than features informed by your customers' actual needs"

Mark Yudin, VP of Engineering at Insify

Huss El-Sheikh

CTO & Founder of 9fin

Daniella Rhodes Lorenzo, Strategic Technology Director at Toqio

Neil Mountford, CTO at Habito

Sudhan Dhayalan, Head of Product Engineering at HousingAnywhere

Head of Technology and Head of Product at CM.com

Quotes

Some insights you can discover

“We got rid of the backlog and adopted what I call a lean roadmap. We have a list of problems, and we don’t have any features on it.”

“We got rid of the backlog and adopted what I call a lean roadmap. We have a list of problems, and we don’t have any features on it.”

“We got rid of the backlog and adopted what I call a lean roadmap. We have a list of problems, and we don’t have any features on it.”

Mika Peuralahti

CTO at Smartum

“Instead of collecting hard requirements, you create (…) a rough outline of what you want to achieve. How you achieve that is up to you. Then you have six weeks to deliver the goods. If you run out of time, you downsize the scope.”

“Instead of collecting hard requirements, you create (…) a rough outline of what you want to achieve. How you achieve that is up to you. Then you have six weeks to deliver the goods. If you run out of time, you downsize the scope.”

“Instead of collecting hard requirements, you create (…) a rough outline of what you want to achieve. How you achieve that is up to you. Then you have six weeks to deliver the goods. If you run out of time, you downsize the scope.”

Ludwig Magnusson

CTO at Mediatool

“I want to be sure that if a bus hits me, everything will be fine at the company. (…) My team has all the necessary knowledge, login access, and learning materials to keep work going.”

“I want to be sure that if a bus hits me, everything will be fine at the company. (…) My team has all the necessary knowledge, login access, and learning materials to keep work going.”

“I want to be sure that if a bus hits me, everything will be fine at the company. (…) My team has all the necessary knowledge, login access, and learning materials to keep work going.”

Majid Garmaroudi

CTO at Northfork

Insights

C-level insights that wow readers

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"I'm a big proponent of not overworking your architecture at the beginning"

Mark Yudin, VP of Engineering at Insify

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"I feel successful when the team has a deep understanding of the business and can drive change themselves"

CTO at SwipeGuide

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"I was never scared to speak up"

Bart Oor, Director of Engineering at Hiber

CTO's role Developer hiring

Huss El-Sheikh of 9fin explains how a technical founder catches engineering talent

Huss El-Sheikh

CTO & Founder of 9fin

it resource management

CTO's role Effective delivery

“Don’t pass that stress to the team” — how Toqio’s IT avoids overcommitment

Daniella Rhodes Lorenzo, Strategic Technology Director at Toqio

vp of engineering

CTO's career Self-managed teams

“Employees aren’t just cogs in a machine” — Neil Mountford reviews his first months as a new VP of Engineering

Neil Mountford, CTO at Habito

building cross-functional teams

Product-oriented teams Productive development

“The role of managers is to connect the dots”

Sudhan Dhayalan, Head of Product Engineering at HousingAnywhere

Product-oriented teams Productive development

"There’s hardly anything better than features informed by your customers' actual needs"

Head of Technology and Head of Product at CM.com

product roadmap and strategy

Effective delivery Product-oriented teams

“Know more than what’s within your scope” — how Anthony Oduu centers the product roadmap on growth

Anthony Oduu, Co-founder, CTO/CPO at Verto

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